Votes on behalf of children: a legitimate way of giving them a voice in politics?
Votes on behalf of children: a legitimate way of giving them a voice in politics?
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代表儿童投票:让他们在政治中发表意见的合法方式?
DOI:
10.1007/s10602-015-9190-6
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
0.8
通讯作者:
T. Petersen
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文献类型:
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作者:
S. Wolf;Nils Goldschmidt;T. Petersen
This article argues that the widely accepted principle of universal suffrage actually implies endowing children with voting power. The fact that children lack political maturity does not necessarily lead us to the conclusion that they should not have the right to vote. Parents, at least in principle, can act as their electoral custodians. The idea of letting parents vote on behalf of their children, however, raises one important question: are parents in fact able to make a genuine voting decision for their children, independently from their own decision, or will children’s suffrage just lead to a multiplication of parental choices?
影响因子:
8
作者:
Oswald A
通讯作者:
Oswald A